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Grants and financial aid resources are available to assist your organization in meeting its goals. This information is intended to help begin your search, not be an all-inclusive link to resources that may be available. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to successfully view/print some information. This software is provided free of charge.

Grants List

  • Customized Job Training (CJT)
    Specialized job training for existing or newly hired employees. › Learn More
  • Employment Incentive Payment (EIP)
    The EIP tax credit offers a three-year graduated tax credit to private-for-profit employers that hire Pennsylvania residents who are recipients of cash assistance from the Department of Public Welfare, or who are recent customers of the State Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.   › Learn More
  • Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WEDnetPA)
    Training in basic skills and information technology for new employees, new businesses, and expanding businesses. › Learn More
  • Independence Capital Access Network (ICAN)
    The ICAN Fund provides grants to small employers (with 100 employees or less) for reimbursement of costs associated with necessary accommodations to hire, retain, and promote workers with disabilities. › Learn More
  • Welfare-to-Work (WtW)
    The WtW tax credit provides private-for-profit employers tax savings as an incentive to hire job seekers with barriers to employment - targeting long-term welfare cash recipients.
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  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
    The WOTC provides a private-for-profit employer with tax savings as an incentive to hire job seekers with barriers to employment. › Learn More
  • Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Title 1)
    A federal program that provides job training to eligible individuals. › Learn More
  • Workforce Leadership Grants (WFL)
    Integrated and seamless education programs across secondary and post-secondary education; and the expansion of community college services. › Learn More

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PA CareerLink® serves our eight-county region as the "retail" function for employers and job seekers. As an employer, the PA CareerLink® staff can refer you to programs, organizations, and funding streams that are available to your particular type of business.

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